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a number of tribal communities have resided in every nook and corner of the state of Karnataka

These tribes of Karnataka have built their settlements in several hilly and mountainous areas. As far as the languages are concerned, the tribes of Karnataka state converse with each other in different languages.

The various tribes found in Karnataka include-the Todas, the Jenu Kurubas, the Kadu Kurubas etc.

Toda tribes have taken up the occupations of cattle rearing and dairy farming. Most of the members have huge herd of buffaloes. This Toda tribal community sustains their livelihood from milk products. Toda tribes have also developed expertise in silver smiting.

In the Kannada language, the term Jenu signifies honey and kuruba stands for caste. Therefore inferring from the name, it can easily be concluded that these Jenu Kuruba tribes have adapted the profession of honey gathering.

Jenu kuruba tribes are said to be the original residents of the forests regions of the Western Ghats and also other places of South India.

Thus Kadu Kuruba constitutes of the people residing in forest areas, as a whole. These Kadu Kuruba tribes are one of the sub castes of the famous Kuruba tribal community.

Just like many of the tribal communities of the whole of the Indian subcontinent, these Kadu Kuruba tribes also are the ardent followers of Hinduism. To top of it, these Kadu Kuruba tribes practice Halumatha, also known as Palamatha by many people of the Indian Territory.

Over the years, this Kadu Kuruba tribal community have adapted to diverse occupational activities. The common practice is that in all the famous temples like Beeralingeshwara and Milaralingeshwara ,all the priests that are being duly appointed belong to this Kadu Kuruba tribal community.

These indigenous people are devoid of land rights and stay marginalized even today.

Sholaga tribes are found in various places of the state like Mysore District, Biligiri Rangana Hills etc.

As far as the languages are concerned, these Sholaga tribal community carry on conversation in the beautiful language of the same name. There are some people who also have given alternative names to this language. These are namely Kadu Sholigar, Sholiga, Sholigar, Solaga, Soliga, Soligar, Solanayakkans, Sholanayika.

Hinduism is the main religion. However many of the members of this Sholaga tribal community has still retained the local practices and customs.

Dr. Hanumappa Sudarshan(Kannada: ಡಾ. ಎಚ್. ಸುದರ್ಶನ್) (Doctor Hanumappa Sudarshan) is a social worker and tribal rights activist belonging to the state of Karnataka, India. He is a doctor by profession and is well known for his contributions to the upliftment of the forest dwelling tribes (mainly Soligas) in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka.